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tunica
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tu·ni·ca  (tn-k, ty-)
n. pl. tu·ni·cae (-k, -s)
An enclosing membrane or layer of tissue.
[Latin, tunic; see tunic.]
tunica [ˈtjuːnɪkə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the outer layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the epidermis and cells beneath it Compare corpus [4]
[from Latin tunica tunic]
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Noun1.tunica - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissuetunica - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
adventitia, tunic
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
albuginea - whitish tunic
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